Foot rest hinges?

Submitted: Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 at 02:38

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Travelling Twosome

We would like to put in some foot rests which fold down when not in use. Has anyone put foot rests in and if so what sort of hinges did you use. We would like a type of hinge similiar to what is on the recliner chairs so that we can just push down on it when standing up and it will fold back into place. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks Peter H

Many years ago BT made a footrest for the end of a few vans including mine.

Before delivery mine were intentionally installed and removed so that I would have the screw holes to reinstall the rests.

They were discontinued because of a fear that someone would sit on the rest, fall, and sue BT.

I am telling you this so that when you do install them - I am putting them in my new van - you can choose when and how to use them.

As a lay person the only way I know how to describe them is to think of two planks of plywood covered with a cushion. A center strip of the piece of the inner plank that is against the end of the seat is removable and held in place by a small hinge.

The entire rest is attached to the end of the seat with a piano hinge.

When you lift the rest up from the bottom (when it is hanging down) and lift it up, the cushion covering the two planks is at the same height as the seat, and the center piece which is folded up in the slot from where it was cut, swings down and becomes the leg for the foot rest.

No...the bit of wood which holds the footrest up is simply hinged with a little wood hinge. The length of wood just folds up under the whole lot when it is not being used. I will take a photo and post it onto the album later today when I get home from work.
Cheers, J